Eu	Z =  63	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Europium
			From the Greek "Europe", meaning "broad-faced"
(AM) Atomic Mass	151.965  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+2, +3
(BP) Boiling Point	1597  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	822  °C
(ρ) Density	5.24  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Body Centered Cubic
( χ ) Electronegativity	n/a	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	1.85  Å
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	0.182  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	[Xe]  4f7  6s2	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	547.07  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	176  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	9.21  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1901	♦	Location of Discovery	France
(E°) Standard Potential	Eu2+⇔ Eu (-2.812 V),   Eu3+⇔ Eu (-1.991 V)
Stable isotopes	151Eu,  153Eu
Discovered/Synthesized by	Eugène-Antole Demarçay
Natural Source	The mineral/ore bastnasite, monazite, loparite
Common Uses	Phosphors in color tvs and trichromatic fluorescent lamps, luminous paint, lasers
Other Info	Used as an anti-counterfeit measure in Europe as it fluoresces
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